Course Overview

Race-based events such as those witnessed in today’s sociopolitical climate have a negative psychological effect on racial/ethnic minority clients and leave them feeling wounded. These wounds, known as racialized trauma, occur as a result of repeated encounters with racism, prejudice, and discrimination, and lead to symptoms similar to those experienced with other forms of trauma and adversity. Unfortunately, many therapists are challenged in their ability to address racialized trauma with clients. This 3.25-hour course was designed to help therapists and other mental health professionals understand and effectively treat the pain of racialized trauma so they can experience better therapeutic outcomes when working with racial/ethnic minority clients. Accordingly, the learning objectives were created to help learners:

  1. Define racialized trauma and its physical, emotional, and mental impacts

  2. Gain a greater understanding of the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to establish strong therapeutic relationships and engage in effective treatment planning when working with racialized trauma

  3. Identify strategies to promote healing and self- and community empowerment


This course is 100% self-paced and available on-demand. You can start at any time and complete all modules all from the convenience of your home.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

  • 2

    Learning Objectives

  • 3

    What We Bring Into the Room

    • What We Bring Into the Room

    • What Do You Bring Into the Room?

    • Reflection
  • 4

    Defining Racialized Trauma and its Impact

    • Introduction

    • Trauma and the Brain

    • Defining Racialized Trauma

    • Physical, Emotional, and Mental Impacts of Racialized Trauma

    • The Case of Latisha

    • Conclusion
  • 5

    Increasing Comfort Exploring Race During Therapy

    • Introduction

    • Race, Mental Health, and Therapy

    • Multicultural Orientation

    • Broaching

    • Conclusion
  • 6

    Treatment Planning

    • Introduction

    • Assessment

    • Goals

    • Interventions

    • Conclusion
  • 7

    Strategies for Exploring the Wounds of Racialized Trauma

    • Introduction

    • Healing

    • Self-Esteem

    • Resilience

    • Conclusion
  • 8

    Strategies to Promote Self- and Community Empowerment

    • Introduction

    • Psychological Empowerment

    • Belongingness

    • Conclusion
  • 9

    Quiz

    • Quiz
  • 10

    Course Evaluation

    • Course Evaluation
  • 11

    References

    • References

Pricing

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Instructors

Janeé Steele

Dr. Janeé Steele is a licensed professional counselor, counselor educator, and diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Dr. Steele is also the owner and clinical director of Kalamazoo Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, PLLC, where she provides therapy, supervision, and training in CBT. She is the author of the upcoming book, Racism and African American Mental Health: Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Empower Healing, and the co-author of the upcoming book, Black Lives Are Beautiful: 50 Tools to Heal from Trauma and Promote Positive Racial Identity, both published through Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Her other scholarly activity includes peer-reviewed articles focused in the areas of CBT, social justice advocacy, and counselor training. Her most recent article, published in the May 2020 issue of the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling and Development, describes cognitive conceptualization and treatment planning using CBT and a proposed cognitive model of internalized racism.

Charmeka Newton

Dr. Charmeka Newton is a fully licensed psychologist and owner of Legacy Mental Health Services, PLLC. She has over 10 years of experience in clinical, academic, and community settings, including teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels of higher education. Her areas of expertise include multicultural counseling, research methods, tests and measurement, career counseling, and clinical supervision of master’s-level counseling practitioners and students. In addition to her clinical and teaching expertise, Dr. Newton is also a member of the Michigan Board of Psychology, appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. She is a sought after psychology expert featured in prominent magazines and newscasts, recently featured on the June 2020 broadcast of West Michigan Woman, where she discussed how to have difficult conversations with your family about race. She is also co-author of the soon to be released book, Black Lives Are Beautiful: 50 Tools to Heal from Trauma and Promote Positive Racial Identity, published through Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC., as well as co-author of the peer-reviewed article, “Culturally Adapted CBT as a Model to Address Internalized Racism Among African American Clients: The Case of Star,” soon to be published in the April 2022 issue of the Journal of Mental Health Counseling.